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Egypt visa for citizens of Iceland

Citizens of Iceland get an Egypt visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Iceland: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Reykjavík — Cairo: ≈ 5,270 km, about 7 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Egypt without a visa on a Iceland passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Iceland get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Egypt visa rules at a glance

With a Iceland passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iceland passport ranks 39th of 199.
Iceland passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Egypt passport: 19.
Citizens of Iceland and Egypt can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Palestine, Gambia, Dominica, Haiti, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Macau, Seychelles, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Kiribati, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Egypt, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iceland. Iceland visa for citizens of Egypt

Travelling to Egypt: good to know

Reykjavík — Cairo: about 5,270 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Reykjavík 12:00 — Cairo 15:00.
Local currency: Egyptian Pound.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
Egypt is the 60th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iceland.